Kevin Ou

Ou was born in Singapore, on March 4, 1979. He attended St. Joseph's Institution International High-School and graduated in 1991. Later, he attended Catholic Junior College in 1997. In 1999, he enrolled in the Mass Communications program at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.^[1] Ou left Singapore after being "turned away" from a photography class.^[2]

He moved to Los Angeles in 2000 after getting a Mass Communications diploma from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He studied photography and art at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and graduated in 2004.^[3] After graduation, Kevin worked as a photographer on national advertising campaigns for a number of automobile manufacturers.^[1][3] After the automobile industry's shift to CGI-based work, he pivoted to do work for celebrities, politicians, music artists, and actors,^[3] who included Ludacris, Elijah Wood and Mariah Carey.^[2][4]

In 2011, Ou served as a judge for a photography contest held by CMYK magazine.^[5]

After graduation, Ou began his career working on national advertising campaigns for automobile manufacturers.^{[citation needed]} As the industry shifted towards CGI-based work, he transitioned to photographing celebrities, politicians, musicians, and actors.^{[citation needed]}